Flushing apparatus for closets.



s. P. BILYEU.

FLUSHING APPARATUS FOR CLOSETS.

APPLICATION, FILED SEPT.IB, 19 14.

A l 1 84,? l 3. Patented May 30, 1916.

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FLUSHING APPARATUS FOR GLOSETS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-18. 1914.

Patented May 30, 1916.

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illlllll Illlllll SIMON PETER BILYEU, 0F SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

FLUSI-IING- APPARATUS FOR CLOSETS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 31), 1916..

Application filed. September 18, 1914. Serial No. 862,396.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON PETER BILYEU, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFlushing Apparatus for Closets, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in flushingapparatus for closets.

The primary obj eet of the invention is the provision of such anapparatus which will be operated from the seat.

A further object is the provision of such an apparatus wherein apredetermined amount of water is allowed to flow for the flushing.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the noveldetails of construction and arrangement of parts which will be moreclearly understood from the following description and drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation. Fig. 2 1s a side elevation. Fig. 3 is atop plan of the seat. Fig. 4 is a top View of the valve-operating gear,and Fig. 5 is a vertical sectlon through the motor.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a closet bowl of ordinaryconstruction and 2 the seat hinged thereto. The water supply pipe isindicated, at 3, and enters the bowl, at A rotary valve is placed withinthe pipe 3, as shown at 5, and on the extension 6 thereof is a smallgear or pinion 7. A large gear 8 is secured to the pipe 3 by means of aclamp 9 and meshes with a small gear pinion 10 secured to the pipe bymeans of the clamp 11. Secured to the small pinion 10 is a large gear12. Intermediate the ends of the pipe 3 is an enlarged casing 13 inwhich operates a motor or paddle Wheel 14: and on the end of themotor-shaft 15 is a small pinion 16 which meshes with the large gear 12above described.

A bell crank arm 17 is loosely mounted on the extension 6 of the valveand carries a pawl 18 which is adapted to engage the the opposite end isengaged by a projection or plate 23 carried by the seat. A coil spring24 is connected at'one end to the rod 19 and at the opposite end to thefloor, as shown at 25. Secured to the large gear 8 is a gear fragment orsegment 26 which is adapted to mesh with the small gear or pinion 7while closing the valve.

Having fully described the detailed construction of the device it isthought that the operation will be clear.

When the several parts are in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings, the valve is closed and no water is admitted to the bowl. Whenthe seat 2 is depressed the rod 20 is swung on the pivot point 21 andraises the rod 19 which, through means of the crank arm 17, causes thepawl 18 to pass over the teeth of the pinion 7. When the parts are inthis position the spring 21 will be under tension. When pressure isremoved from the seat 2 the same will be raised by means of the spring24 pulling down upon the rod 19 and as this pulls on the crank arm 17the pawl 18 will engage the teeth of the pinion 7, thereby rotating thesame and opening the valve 5. The water passing through the pipe 3engages the motor or paddle wheel 14, thereby revolving the same andturning the gear 16 which in turn operates the gear 1 which, throughmeans of the small gear 10, rotates the large gear 8. The fragmentalgear 26 is disengaged from the pinion 7 upon the first rotation of thelarge gear 8 so that the large gear 8 rotates one entire revolutionwithout meshing with the pinion 7 or turning the valve. Upon thecomplete rotation of the gear 8 the fragmental gear 26 will engage thesmall gear or pinion 7, thereby rotating the same and closing the valve.By this construction it will be seen that only a predetermined amount ofwater will be used in flushing the closet.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a closet, a seathinged thereto, an inlet pipe, a valve in said pipe and having a gearsecured thereto, a motor mounted in the pipe, a pawl engaging the gearon the valve, a rod connected to the pawl and to the seat, a gearsecured to the motor, and a plurality of gears connecting the motor gearand valve gear.

2. The combination with a closet, a seat hinged thereto, a leverpivotally' connected to the closet and engaging the seat, an inlet pipe,a valve within said pipe and having a gear secured thereto, a pawlengaging the I gear, a'rod connecting the pawl and lever connected tothe motor gear, and a fragmental gear secured to said gear. clamped tothe pipe and adapted to engage the valve gear.

4. The combination with a closet, a seat hinged thereto, a lever pivotedto the closet and engaging the seat, an inlet pipe, a'valve within thepipe, a gear secured to the valve,

a pawl adapted to engage the valve gear, a rod connected to the pawl andcloset lever,

a spring secured to the rod, a motor Within the pipe, a gear secured tothe motor, a gear clamped to the pipe and connected to the motor gear,and a fragmental gear secured to said gear clamped to the pipe andadapted to mesh with the valve gear.

'5. The combination with a closet, a seat hinged thereto, a leverpivotally connected to the closet and engaging the seat, an inlet pipe,a valve within said pipe and having a gear secured thereto, a bell cranklever loosely mounted on the gear shaft, a pawl carried by the bellcrank lever and adapted to engage the gear, a rod connected to the bellcrank lever and to the lever pivoted to the closet, a motor mounted inthe pipe and having a gear secured thereto, and a plurality of gearsconnecting the motor gear and valve gear.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SIMON PETER BILYEU. lVitnesses:

F. WV. BENEDIX, E. H. TRAXLER.

Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D. G.

